No person shall engage in the peddling, vending or selling of
any provisions, foods, goods, wares or merchandise upon any of the
public streets of the Town, or from house to house, without first
having obtained a license from the Chief of Police or designated representative.
The following classes of persons and businesses shall be exempt
from the provisions of this chapter:
A. Farmers and gardeners offering for sale the product of their farms
and gardens;
B. Sales made by minors who are Town residents of newspapers, magazines
and periodicals;
C. Sales made to dealers and business establishments by commercial travelers
or selling agents;
D. Sales made to regularly established customers at their place of residence;
E. Sales made by persons who are residents of the Town and who are sponsored
by a religious, civic, charitable or educational organization having
a place of business in New London County.
No street vendor or itinerant vendor shall be relieved or exempted
from the provisions or requirements of this chapter by reason of associating
temporarily with any local dealer, auctioneer, trader or merchant
or by conducting any temporary or transient business in connection
with or in the name of any local dealer, auctioneer, trader or merchant.
Each license holder shall be required to affix the license to
the vehicle, cart, stand, carrying case or support structure used
in peddling or vending in a location clearly visible to the public.
The license shall be made available for inspection at the request
of any citizen.
Vendors engaged in the sale of products for human consumption
shall have their vehicles inspected by the Director of Health or his
or her representative prior to filing for a license approval or renewal.
Written proof of the inspection must be presented with the application.
All peddlers and vendors shall make adequate provisions for
collection and disposal of all used containers, wrappings and other
disposables, including garbage. Further, all street vendors engaged
in food sales shall be responsible for keeping the area within 100
feet of their vehicle clean, neat and free of litter, including garbage.
Failure to keep said area clean and free of litter and garbage shall
result in a fine of $99 per day, each day constituting a separate
violation.
Any license granted under this chapter may be revoked by the
Chief of Police for any false statement made by the applicant in his
or her application or contained in the credentials or evidence furnished
by him or her to secure a license, for violation of any Town ordinance
or state or federal law or for creating any nuisance situation.
The Town ordinance entitled "Ordinance Requiring Peddlers License"
passed at a Special Town Meeting held on February 26, 1916, is hereby
repealed.